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African Americans

Item Number:

SM D6671

Price:

$39.95

Format:

VHS

Length:

30 min.

Copyright:

1993

Closed Caption:

Yes

Producer:

Schlessinger Media

Grade Level:

4 - 10

ISBN:

1879151634

UPC:

753201667137

Summary:

The history of African Americans is one of forced migration. Brought by force and sold as slaves, there were four million slaves in the South by the beginning of the Civil War. The eventual "freeing" of the slaves brought many African Americans North, but it was not until World War II that their demands effected real change. The Civil Rights Movement, the rise of influential black leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, and the efforts of people like A. Philip Randolph and Thurgood Marshall helped end discrimination in many workplaces, schools and public places, and secured the right to vote for all. Part of the Multicultural Peoples of North America Video Series, a compelling collection that celebrates the heritage of different cultural groups in North America.